How to Photograph Yosemite’s Dazzling ‘Firefall’
Mar 5, 2017 22:25:54 #
How to Photograph Yosemite's Dazzling Firefall at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2017/02/how-to-photograph-yosemite-firefall
(Photographer) Dey's location of choice is on Southside Drive, about a mile past Cathedral Beach to the right of El Capitan. Park your car and take a walk towards the river to make sure you have a view of the waterfall on your left side. It is likely that you will see other photographers there, and that will tell you that you are at the right spot. Set-up about 11am for a 5:30pm setting sun illumination of the 1,000-foot-tall Horsetail Fall.
(Photographer) Dey's location of choice is on Southside Drive, about a mile past Cathedral Beach to the right of El Capitan. Park your car and take a walk towards the river to make sure you have a view of the waterfall on your left side. It is likely that you will see other photographers there, and that will tell you that you are at the right spot. Set-up about 11am for a 5:30pm setting sun illumination of the 1,000-foot-tall Horsetail Fall.
Mar 5, 2017 23:13:15 #
Robeng
Loc: California
Nikonian72 wrote:
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Nikonian 72,
Just happened to be in Yosemite on 02/11/17 and got this shot around 5:26PM.
Rob
Horsetail Falls 2017
Mar 6, 2017 03:19:59 #
Mar 6, 2017 13:00:27 #
Decades ago, "they" used to build a raft of timber and trimmings at the top of Yosemite Falls, set it ablaze and release it to be carried down the falls after setting sun. That was so long ago, that on a visit in the 80's we inquired if the practice was still followed, (we had been living in England for several years). The reply was, "they quit doing that in 1969". How time flies!
Mar 6, 2017 13:56:52 #
As a child, I remember witnessing the evening occurrence of the original "firefall" from Glacier Point in Yosemite Valley. From Camp Curry, it was a sight to behold. I was too young for photography, and at that time, we just assumed that the practice would continue indefinitely. Read more here: http://yosemitefirefall.com/yosemite-firefall-glacier-point
Mar 6, 2017 17:41:47 #
Huell Howser, a host on PBS had an episode of (I think) California's Gold about this. He went into the history of the original Firefalls and showed a video of the Horsetail falls version.
Mar 6, 2017 22:29:19 #
westitzer
Loc: Central California coastal area
Only happens during the last two weeks of February and when the sky is clear & there has been rain &/ snow recently. The setting sun reflects off the wet wall and the whole show only lasts for a few minutes. But it's spectacular!
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